Blessed Are the Merciful

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Sermons, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, 163859, Desiring God, John Piper, Preaching, Christianity, Messages, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 23 February 1986

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

God’s mercy floods our lives when we don’t deserve an ounce. And he expects us to overflow with that same grace to others.

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0:00.0	I'd like to invite you to open your hymnos to selection 589 where we'll
0:07.8	find printed the text for this morning's message. The text is the same that's been the text for our whole series, the
0:18.3	vatitudes of Jesus, from Matthew 5 verses 1 through 12. Let's read these together in unison. Now when he saw
0:29.7	the crowds he went up on a mountain side and sat down. His disciples came to him and he began
0:38.1	to teach them saying, Blessed are the poor and spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
0:45.0	Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
0:50.0	Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
0:55.0	Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
0:59.0	for they will be filled.
1:01.0	Blessed are the merciful, for they will be
1:05.0	shown mercy.
1:07.0	blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.
1:11.0	Blessed are the peace makers.
1:12.0	For they will be called sons of God. Blessed are those
1:18.5	who are persecuted because of righteousness. For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
1:25.0	Blessed are you, when people insult you,
1:28.0	persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
1:35.0	Rejoys and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.
1:40.0	For in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
1:47.0	Our focus this morning is on Matthew chapter 5 verse 7
1:55.3	Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy
2:00.1	And in the brief time that we have to deal with this immense topic of mercy, I would like us to try to answer four questions.
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